Osama bin Laden
奥萨马本拉登
Osama bin Laden, the worlds most wanted terrorist,died on May 2nd, aged 54
奥萨马本拉登,世界头号通缉恐怖分子,于5月2日被击毙,终年54岁
May 5th 2011 | from the print edition
WHEN he gave interviews to foreign journalists,which he did rarely, Osama bin Laden had a way oflooking down at his hands. This, and his soft,slightly raspy voice, and his gentle eyesas well as the fact that he allowed no instantaneoustranslationhelped conceal what he was saying: that it was the duty of all Muslims to killunbelievers, especially Americans, and that when he had seen the bodies of the infidels flyinglike dust motes on September 11th 2001, his heart had filled with joy.
他很少接受采访,但是每次接受外国记者采访时,他总以特有的方式俯视着自己的双手,此外,他声音柔和,略微有些刺耳,眼神安详,而且他从不允许马上翻译他的话。所有这一切掩盖了他所传递的信息:消灭异教徒,尤其是美国人,是所有穆斯林共同的责任;2001年9月11日,当他目睹这些异教徒的尸骨如灰尘草芥般四处横飞时,他的内心洋溢着喜悦。
His mien was that of the sage, not the killer. He seldom shed blood himself, though histreasured Kalashnikov, which he carried everywhere, was said to have been wrested in singlecombat from a Russian soldier in Afghanistan. As a rule he observed from afar as his boysblew up the American base at Khobar in Saudi Arabia, or the USS Cole in Yemen or the American embassies in Kenyaand Tanzania, where in 1998 more than 200 died. Terrorism could be commendable orreprehensible, he smoothly agreed, but this was blessed terror, in defence of Islam. At firsthe denied any part in the 9/11 attacks, but at last pride got the better of him: yes, it was hewho had guided his 19 brothers towards their easy targets.
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